Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en massa

lots, mass, pulp/masːa/

Meaning

lots; mass; pulp

In Swedish: stor mängd

Forms

Forms of massa
Singular, indefiniteen massa
Singular, definitemassan
Plural, indefinitemassor
Plural, definitemassorna

massa is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor massa, den stora massan. Check another noun

Practise massa

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Is it en massa or ett massa?

massa in a sentence

  • massor av pengar
    heaps of money
  • en massa folk
    crowds of people
  • de arbetande massorna
    the working masses
  • den stora massan / massorna
    the masses
  • en massa saker
    a lot of things
  • massor av saker
    lots of things

Words built with massa

  • masspsykos mass psychosis
  • folkmassa crowd
  • massafabrik pulp mill
  • pappersmassa paper (wood) pulp
  • massaved pulpwood

Questions

What does massa mean in English?

massa means “lots, mass”.

Is it en massa or ett massa?

It is en massa, and “the lots” is massan.

What is the plural of massa?

The plural of massa is massor, and the definite plural is massorna.

Similar words

hop

Nearby common words

massa is number 534 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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